Grandmother, what a big nose you have!

The Roman Republic moneyer C. Numitorius had a very clear vision as to whose rugged, handsome, masculine, hook-nosed, pointy-chinned features should go on Hercules' face, namely, his own! That's my theory anyway. Lest you think this humorously aquiline rendition of the god is an anomaly, here's a whole page of them at acsearch.

 

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Handsome fella (this from a guy with a rather large nose).

 

As we say here : big nose....







.... big tissue


Nice coin

Q

 

As a proboscis generously endowed individual, I say its a lovely portrait!

 

i had to look up that word.

but that is a great bust ins't it?

 

The owner of one of the most prodigious proboscises of all time:

 

Cool coin!!! The original 'church key'...or the inspiration for one

 

there's a line in here about fish and water, that i can't type here...that made me laugh out loud very loudly..i got some weird looks!

 

My wife, who drinks nary a drop of unaltered water threw that line at me once. Now I know the origin.

 

LOL you are so uncultured. WCFields is a legend.

 

Here is a real grandmother with a big nose:

Julia Maesa, grandmother of Elagabalus (218-222) and Severus Alexander (222-235).
IVLIA MAESA AVG
SAECVLI FELICITAS
The unusual nose is the result of an unfortunate die break.

 

All the better to smell your delicious flesh with my dear!


13.47g

Head of Heracles right, three Pellets behind

Prow of a galley right "ROMA" above

RCV I 1037